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Osteoporosis
- How
to Keep Your Bones Healthy
- No matter what your age, you can take steps to prevent bone loss.
Here are some preventative tips developed by the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons that you should follow during the stages of your
life.
- MEDLINEplus
Interactive Tutorial: Bone Densitometry: English or
Espanol
- An audiovisual slide show about bone densitometry. Bone densitometry
is a helpful radiological test for detecting the early stages of osteoporosis.
Requires the use of Flash plug-in. Press green arrow on lower right
of screen to advance to the next slide.
National Osteoporosis
Foundation
- The patient information area of this Web site includes pages about
medications, support groups, men and osteoporosis, fashion tips, fall
prevention and findng a doctor.
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- Osteoporosis
- Basic definition, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. From the
National Women's Health Information Center.
- Strategies for Osteoporosis:
Coping with Chronic Pain
- Basic definition, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. From the
National Women's Health Information Center.
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- Tone Your Bones
- A well rounded approach to preventing and treating osteoporosis. From
the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Warning
Signs of Osteoporosis
- Discusses warning signs that your bones are in trouble
making you susceptible to osteoporosis later in life.
From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Local Resources
- Arthritis Foundation/Virginia Chapter
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http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=55
- Based in Richmond, the Virginia Chapter offers some
information about osteoporosis.
Can't find what you need? Try this site:
MedlinePlus
Health Topic: Osteoporosis: English or Espanol
An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from the
National Library of Medicine that include interactive health
tutorials, medical dictionaries, low-literacy resources,
news
and directories.
Last updated 3/18/09
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